Lee clarifies he never intended to obstruct Sachin deliberatley - Cricket News Update
Maligned by the Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419 has insisted that he never intended to block the Master Blaster "on purpose" during a crucial match of the triangular
Commonwealth Series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
India was chasing a competitive target of 253 to win, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 in
a better position.
But the Indian skipper lashed out at the pacer at the post-match conference holding him responsible for the controversial run out.
"I don't think that you can justify that Lee was going towards the point fielder,” Dhoni had said while speaking to media reporters at the press conference last night.
“I don't think he had real business to go over there and to decide to stand just in front of Tendulkar...Tendulkar was disappointed that he was given out despite the bowler (Lee) standing in his way," he added further.
Lee, however, denied the allegations using a micro-blogging website called twitter.
“Great win by the Aussies, Boys are very excited. Just for the record I would never block the great man Sachin on purpose when is running," tweeted Lee after the match.
It was the final delivery of the seventh over which http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 dropped to point and called Tendulkar for a single. Tendulkar responded to the call but there was an obstruction by the bowler
Frustrated by the obstruction, the Master Blaster threw his arms up, signalling that he was not happy with Lee coming in his way. The leg umpire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-James-Arnold-Taufel-c90354 decided that it was fair and adjudged Tendulkar to be out.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, and must do it with a bonus point, if they are to make
it to the finals.
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